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Lala Amarnath
Nanik Amarnath Bharadwaj
Born: 11 September 1911, Kapurthala, Punjab
Died: 5 August 2000, New Delhi
Major Teams: Hindus, Southern Punjab, Gujarat, Maharajah of Patiala's XI; Maharajah of Patiala's XII, Uttar Pradesh, Railways, India.
Known As: Lala Amarnath
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Other: Wicket-Keeper
Test Debut: India v England at Bombay, 1st Test, 1933/34
Latest Test: India v Pakistan at Calcutta, 5th Test, 1952/53
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 12/12/1952)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 24 40 4 878 118 24.38 1 4 13 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 4241 195 1481 45 32.91 5-96 2 0 94.2 2.09
FIRST-CLASS
(1929/30 - 1963/64)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 186 286 34 10426 262 41.37 31 96 2
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 10644 463 22.98 7-27 19 3
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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A dashing player with a flamboyant personality, Lala was India's first
Test centurion, with a strokeful 118 on debut against England in
1933-34, in India's second Test. His accurate slow medium bowling (off
the wrong foot, as he often liked to mention) took enough wickets for
him to be an allrounder. His personality (and possibly envy over his
talent) led him afoul of authority several times, notably in 1936,
when his captain Vizzy decided to send him home from the tour to
England. He recovered from this disgrace to lead India to Australia
after World War II, in 1946-47. While his Test performances never
quite did justice to his talent, his double century against Victoria
in a tour match was much talked about. The highlight of his captaincy
was a 2-1 win at home in India's first series against Pakistan, in
1951-52. His sons Surinder and Mohinder went on to play Tests as
well. Surinder was also a debut centurion; coincidentally, India's
100th Test ton. After retirement, Lala was for a while a Test
selector, and later an entertaining and popular
commentator, forthright as ever.
(Uday Rajan, 1998)
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